Top Mill, Barnetby
| Top Mill, Barnetby | |
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 Top Mill, September 2006 | |
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| Origin | |
| Mill name | Top Mill |
| Mill location | Barnetby le Wold, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom |
| Grid reference | TA 0658 0960 |
| Coordinates | 53°34′21″N 0°23′28″W / 53.57250°N 0.39111°W |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Corn mill |
| Type | Tower mill |
| Storeys | Three storeys |
| No. of sails | Four |
Top Mill is a Grade II listed tower mill at Barnetby le Wold, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. Built in the early 19th century, it worked by wind until 1904, then by engine. It has been converted to residential accommodation.
History
Top Mill was built in the early 19th century. It worked by wind until spring 1904, when the sails blew off. The mill was worked by engine into the 1930s. Gainsborough artist Karl Wood sketched the mill on 18 February 1932. The mill was derelict by 1953. The last three millstones were removed from the mill in 1964. The mill was listed Grade II on 16 June 1986. The mill had been converted for residential use by July 2016.
Description
Top Mill is a three storey tower mill. It had four sails and drove at least two pairs of millstones. One pair had a French Burr bedstone and a Peak runner stone. The upright shaft and great spur wheel were of cast iron.
References
- 1 2 3 Dolman 1986, p. 11.
- ↑ Wood, Karl (18 February 1932). "Item WOOD-M97 - Barnetby le Wold". Mills Archive Trust. Retrieved 10 November 2026.
- ↑ Wailes 1991, p. 103.
- ↑ "Windmill Tower Approximately 30 Metres East of Mill Farmhouse". Historic England. Retrieved 10 November 2026.
- ↑ Berry, Mark. "Item GBMR-0858 - Tower Mill, Barnetby le Wold". Mills Archive Trust. Retrieved 10 November 2026.
Sources
- Dolman, Peter (1986). Lincolnshire Windmills, a contemporary survey. Lincoln: Lincolnshire County Council. ISBN 0 86111 126 5.
- Wailes, Rex (1991). Lincolnshire Windmills. Part One: Post Mills and Part Two: Tower Mills. Heckington: Society's Council of Friends of Heckington Mill. ISBN 0 9518795 0 2.